Epiphone Casino Electric Guitar

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The Epiphone Casino Electric Guitar is the guitar that put Epiphone on the map. Ever since The Beatles purchased three Casinos back in 1964, this hollow Epi model has taken on a life of its own. Equipped with two vintage P-90 single-coil pickups, the Casino still delivers those Beatlesque tones at a price every player can afford. Made with a select... Click To Read More About This Product

Gear returned in mint condition. If you're looking for a virtually new instrument in possibly less-than-perfect packaging, this is a great value.

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Gear returned in great condition, with only minor signs of use, such as slight scuffs or pick marks. It looks and plays like new and may be considered an equivalent to display units found in retail stores.

The Epiphone Casino Electric Guitar is the guitar that put Epiphone on the map. Ever since The Beatles purchased three Casinos back in 1964, this hollow Epi model has taken on a life of its own. Equipped with two vintage P-90 single-coil pickups, the Casino still delivers those Beatlesque tones at a price every player can afford. Made with a select maple body and top with f-holes, trapeze tailpiece, mahogany neck (24-3/4" scale), neck and body binding, two volume and two tone controls, and parallelogram inlays. Limited lifetime warranty. Case sold separately.

Check the drop-down menu to the right to select colors and/or other options.

Features

Body

Body shape: Double cutaway

Body type: Hollow body

Body material: Laminated

Top wood: Maple with basswood top bracing

Body wood: Maple

Body finish: Gloss

Orientation: Right handed

Neck

Neck shape: SlimTaper D

Neck wood: Mahogany

Joint: Set-in

Scale length: 24.75"

Truss rod: Standard

Neck finish: Gloss

Fretboard

Material: Rosewood

Radius: 12"

Fret size: Medium jumbo

Number of frets: 22

Inlays: Parallelogram

Nut width: 1.68" (42.67mm)

Pickups

Configuration: SS

Neck: P-90R

Middle: Not applicable

Bridge: P-90T

Brand: Epiphone

Active or passive pickups: Passive

Series or parallel: Series

Piezo: No

Active EQ: No

Special electronics: None

Controls

Control layout: Volume 1, volume 2, tone 1, tone 2

Pickup switch: 3-way

Coil tap or split: No

Kill switch: No

Hardware

Bridge type: Fixed

Bridge design: Tune-o-matic

Tailpiece: Trapeze

Tuning machines: Small button

Color: Nickel

Other

Number of strings: 6-string

Special features: Pickups

Case: Sold separately

Accessories: None

Country of origin: South Korea

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I have owned this Epiphone electric casino for 4 months now .It is the Natural and is a beautiful instrument . I am so happy with my purchase . I have been playing for...Read complete review

I have owned this Epiphone electric casino for 4 months now .It is the Natural and is a beautiful instrument . I am so happy with my purchase . I have been playing for many years and many types of music . When I first was looking for a new guitar a good friend told me , he had seen this epiphone online . I looked into it and went out and played many guitars of the same era . When I finally played the casino I fell in love with it . The sound is so clean and the P-90s are awesome . I play through an older Marshall and this Guitar Rocks the House . I over the years have played Gibsons and Fenders . The Casino "if your on a budget and want an excellent axe" This is the one to get You won't be dissapointed.

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I really wanted to like this guitar. I played it for a couple of weeks before I sent it back, but I finally realized I just had to overlook too much to feel okay...Read complete review

I really wanted to like this guitar. I played it for a couple of weeks before I sent it back, but I finally realized I just had to overlook too much to feel okay keeping it. First of all, the good things. It sounded good, what with the P90s and all. Not great--I think the Casino Elitist sounds better, a little richer and more solid, but the regular, non-elite Casino sounded good. And the action felt good, too, low and fast. The quality of workmanship was good overall, except for a clumsily-cut curve in the headstock, which disappointed me because, to my eye, this nice little carving on each side of the headstock is part of the iconic design of the Casino, a nice little detail that sets it apart from its Gibson cousins. The polyurethane finish was well done, smooth and even. The stain was another story. It was applied in blotches, and you could see streaks and sponge marks where the stain had been allowed to dry too much before wiping off, or something of this nature. Streaky, ugly, blotchy. Not good. But the frets were the deal killer. The fret job was abandoned halfway to completion. Maybe they thought nobody would notice. Maybe a lot of people wouldn't. Here's what they did: the frets were pressed into the fingerboard, the ends smoothed off, and the frets were leveled with a file or belt sander. Then some worker began the job of crowning the frets with a fret file . . . and there it ended, throw the guitar in a box and ship it out the door. The crowning was never completed, so the tops of the frets were not properly rounded, but were left way too flat, too wide. And the file (or belt sander) marks had not been sanded smooth, so the harshly flat tops of all the frets had ridges in them like corduroy! Imagine what that feels like when you play it. Bend a string and instead of a nice smooth feel--and sound--you get this grinding feel, and a grinding sound as well. It was kind of funny, kind of funky in a dime-store cheapo guitar way, like some $29 Woolworth guitar one of those old real roots Chicago blues guys might have played back in the '50s . . . but for a guitar at this price point, a guitar that's trying to be a real grown-up guitar instead of a toy guitar--this is completely unacceptable. Laughable really, deserving of scorn. Where was quality control? Or is this the standard the once-proud Epiphone company has set for itself? I will never know the answer, but I do know I will never risk buying one of these junkers again. Too bad, because I really wanted to like this guitar.

I have owned this Epiphone electric casino for 4 months now .It is the Natural and is a beautiful instrument . I am so happy with my purchase . I have been playing for many years and many types of music . When I first was looking for a new guitar a good friend told me , he had seen this epiphone online . I looked into it and went out and played many guitars of the same era . When I finally played the casino I fell in love with it . The sound is so clean and the P-90s are awesome . I play through an older Marshall and this Guitar Rocks the House . I over the years have played Gibsons and Fenders . The Casino "if your on a budget and want an excellent axe" This is the one to get You won't be dissapointed.

What can I say? I bought one of these guitars because I wanted someting that sounded good before I pluged it in. This guitar sounded right acoustically. Not like a louder slab but just like a softer acoustic. I would not be surprised if that is why Paul, John & George liked them. You can make music on this guitar without pluging it in. Not like the 335's style guitar. I can just imagine (thats not a pun) them all sitting around in their hotel rooms jamming softly with these guitars or warming up in a green rooms before a concert. I can play this guitar anywhere, so if I lost it I would buy another again straight away to sit along side my strat.etc; etc; etc;

I own this guitar as a second guitar to complement my Gibson Nighthawk. The sounds i get from it are nothing short of brilliant. I've played the model that this is modeled after, the Gibson ES-335, and the sounds are almost identical, and perhaps the Epiphone is even better, not to mention 20% of the price. If you want a first guitar or are a jazz or blues player looking for a backup, nothing beats the Casino, not only does it look gorgeous, it will never fail you in terms of the luscious tone it produces.

I ordered this guitar about two years ago, and after a long backorder problem, I got it. I ordered the vintage sunburst finish, and it looks great. To be honest, not as good as the originals, but it has a cool look. I plugged it into my VOX mini stack and it sounded great. It is a very popular guitar, being played by many big names, such as John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Tom Petty and Joe Perry. It is a better studio guitar than live guitar for feedback reasons, but it is a classic guitar.

I purchased the Vintage sunburst and was pleasantly surprised at the beautiful finish and great attention to detail...This is a quality guitar especially for the price. The sound is vintage and played through a tube amp you can get all of those old Beatles sounds. The P-90's have a nice growl when you turn up the volume and turn down the tone a little. When played clean they have a nice bluesy/jazzy tone. I'd recommend this to anyone, accomplished veteran or newbie...It compares very well to a friend's old Gibson ES-330. Get one while you can, you won't be sorry, I'm enjoying the different sounds I'm getting out of mine as compared to my Les Paul and my SG.

I bought this casino about a year ago, not sure if it would have been as good as the more expensive brand, but let me tell you this, it is. This is my favorite guitar and I dont play anythin but it. I got the natraul wood version, took the pick guard off and put some new vintage pickups on it. It sounds amazing. This could possibly be the greatest guitar ever made.

To tell you the truth, I think this is the best guitar on the market for its price. The neck on this guitar is so easy to get around. Plus the on this guitar is amazing. I have a $4,000 custom shop archtop, and I still like this epiphone over it. The only thing that is not good quality is that it feeds back alot.

Bought my Casino in vintage sunburst almost one year ago and the first thing i did when i got home was just stare at it for a while. It is absolutely drop-dead gorgeous and the finish was flawless. When i finally got around to playing it, i was amazed at the tones it put out. This is the 7th guitar i've gotten since 1972 and i wish i bought one sooner. The bridge p.u. sounds like nothing else and is great for those early and middle classic Beatles tunes. The neck p.u. is very warm and bassy. Playing both p.u. at the same time reduces the volume a tad but the tone is wonderful and it rings like a bell, especially if you strum closer to the bridge. The only negative i could find was that the input jack was very tight but there's no chance of the cable falling out. Still have on the original strings but will soon put some new ones on, either D'Addario or Ernie Ball slinkys. i play thru a small Vox DA5 amp and mostly play clean but at times play with the effects and styles to get later effects and tones for Revolver and White album and Abbey Road songs. i was originally going to get the Elitist model but decided on the basic one instead. It matters not to me if it was made in Korea or elsewhere, this guitar plays like a dream and i can't believe how much better i've gotten since owning it. my fingers seldom miss their mark and the neck is the best i've felt yet. If i was a pro or was performing, i would still consider the Elitist, but for like half the price, you can't go wrong with this model. Some people fuss about the size, but it fits me just fine, almost like hugging a woman and a big plus is it's a full hollow body which feels great on the neck and shoulder. If you ever strapped on a Les Paul, you know what i mean. Talk is cheap, but try a few other types first, then try the Casino and you'll see what John,Paul,and George knew and you won't be disappointed, it's still my favorite.

this guitar is amazing!!! i played at the guitar center were i went, played a couple songs, then set it down then i had to to play it again so i grabbed it and palyed it again it is pure heaven the pickkups are tight!!! no wonder john and george used this guitar!!!!!!

I purchased the vintage sunburst one with the bigsby. I have several hollow body's and archtops- Gibson(135, 335), Gretsch, Rickenbacker, etc... and I was just a bit disappointed with the feel of this one... like someone mentioned in an earlier review I think the hype about this guitar was bigger than what it really is... The finish on my guitar looks great; the wood feels very thin and flimsy and the neck seems to be a bit thinner than usual. I've compared the pickups very meticulously versus my other hollow bodies and these P90's have the weakest output. I'm sure the Elitist model would be a dramatic upgrade compared to this. I'm still planning on keeping this guitar but may do some upgrades with the tuners and pickups.

I really wanted to like this guitar. I played it for a couple of weeks before I sent it back, but I finally realized I just had to overlook too much to feel okay keeping it. First of all, the good things. It sounded good, what with the P90s and all. Not great--I think the Casino Elitist sounds better, a little richer and more solid, but the regular, non-elite Casino sounded good. And the action felt good, too, low and fast. The quality of workmanship was good overall, except for a clumsily-cut curve in the headstock, which disappointed me because, to my eye, this nice little carving on each side of the headstock is part of the iconic design of the Casino, a nice little detail that sets it apart from its Gibson cousins. The polyurethane finish was well done, smooth and even. The stain was another story. It was applied in blotches, and you could see streaks and sponge marks where the stain had been allowed to dry too much before wiping off, or something of this nature. Streaky, ugly, blotchy. Not good. But the frets were the deal killer. The fret job was abandoned halfway to completion. Maybe they thought nobody would notice. Maybe a lot of people wouldn't. Here's what they did: the frets were pressed into the fingerboard, the ends smoothed off, and the frets were leveled with a file or belt sander. Then some worker began the job of crowning the frets with a fret file . . . and there it ended, throw the guitar in a box and ship it out the door. The crowning was never completed, so the tops of the frets were not properly rounded, but were left way too flat, too wide. And the file (or belt sander) marks had not been sanded smooth, so the harshly flat tops of all the frets had ridges in them like corduroy! Imagine what that feels like when you play it. Bend a string and instead of a nice smooth feel--and sound--you get this grinding feel, and a grinding sound as well. It was kind of funny, kind of funky in a dime-store cheapo guitar way, like some $29 Woolworth guitar one of those old real roots Chicago blues guys might have played back in the '50s . . . but for a guitar at this price point, a guitar that's trying to be a real grown-up guitar instead of a toy guitar--this is completely unacceptable. Laughable really, deserving of scorn. Where was quality control? Or is this the standard the once-proud Epiphone company has set for itself? I will never know the answer, but I do know I will never risk buying one of these junkers again. Too bad, because I really wanted to like this guitar.

I have been shopping around for a guitar for a couple of months and pretty much from the first time I picked up a Casino I had a feeling I was going to be buying one. They sound amazing even when they aren't plugged in. The p-90's really give a solid twang sound. But if your looking for some more edge on your sound then just turn up the gain a little and your guitar will be screaming instantly. The neck if pretty thin which is great for fast chord changes or playing some lead. And it's extremely light which is great because it feels like an extension of you rather than a big piece of wood hanging on your shoulders. Paul McCartney even said, "If I had to choose one electric guitar to have it'd be an Epiphone Casino." Somehow I would trust his judgment.

I couldn't believe how well this guitar plays and sounds! I play out just about every weekend and have been using my USA Fender Double Fat Strat for years and I decided to purchase my first semi-hollow body guitar because we are doing more jazz and blues tunes. I honestly like this guitar better than my strat! The neck plays so well and it gives a great range of tone. I coulden't hardly put it down and found myself writing 3 new songs the first week. It plays excellent as a lead guitar and I would highly recommend it. You won't be sorry if you buy one!

Yeah, yeah, yeah, we?ve heard it over and over again. The Beatles bought a couple of these in the early 60?s and the rest is history?yada, yada, yada. C?mon, everyone knows that Epiphone was a very different company almost 50 years ago and manufactured products in a very different way, of very different quality, and, of course, in a different place (in the U.S., not Asia). Really. Don?t buy the Casino because you want a Beatle guitar. That?s just marketing hype and is really quite ridiculous. Anyway, Epiphone?s hype about these guitars is quickly dispelled after a few minutes playing the Casino. It?s a very nice-looking instrument for sure, but like a lot of Epiphones the neck, fretboard, and action feel somewhat toy-like and the guitar just doesn?t feel substantial or serious. Moreover, it just doesn?t have the Beatles sound, that warm P-90 bite. There are plenty of better deals out there for similar guitars, including the Agile and Ibanez Artcore offerings. Those guitars generally come loaded with humbuckers, but you could probably replace them with some Mighty Mite P-90s and still have invested less than the cost of the Epiphone Casino.

I got my new natural Casino today at exactly 3 pm. I just ripped the box off and pulled the guitar out of the wrapper. I had been considering a cherry finish, but I dont have any regrets regarding the finish. Its beautiful and soft to touch, and it looks absolutley gorgeous. The first thing I did was tune it (beautiful tuners, by the way), and after that I began playing it. The acoustic sound was absolutley wonderful, but as soon as I plugged it in the P-90s gave it a rich, thick tone that I fell in love right away. It does feed back quite a bit, but I would consider it more of an atribute than a flaw.

Very disappointed! Epiphone should be ashamed! Made in China is not Korea or Japan

By DENTON

from Oxford, MS

Comments about Epiphone Casino Electric Guitar:

I bought this guitar(and case)as a Christmas present for someone so they could have a "quality" guitar. It is no where near the Epiphone Casino I used to play back in the eighties. The finish is a very thick coat of polyurethane that squeaks and flubs every time you touch the neck. When they started playing it had a rattle sound to it. Turns out the pickups on the bass side weren't screwed to the body. The pickup openings had been cut oversize and off center so that the screws just barely touched wood. I had to very carefully drill new 1/16 holes at an angle to catch the screws. The pickup wires were mounted to some cheap cardboard (or something)inside the body, but the mounts had come loose and are rattling around. I'm still not sure how we will fix that. The finish has pinholes and orange peel. The control knobs are not set straight. The frets are not level and a little too low. The nut (plastic?) is cut sloppy. The tuners and the tailpiece feel very cheap. I wish we had passed on this guitar. A Squire Telecaster is built with a lot more quality and costs less. That's what we should have bought.

I found a used Korean Casino from G.C. made in 2005. I have also owned 2 Chinese Casino's. With that said, I love this guitar. However, try to find the Korean version, unless you can afford an original. My Korean Casino is finished in a deep wine which looks 1000% better than the Chinese Cherry. Fit and finish on both versions are good. The poly on the Chinese is too thick, which makes it look somewhat cheaper. Neck is thin, smooth and quick-12 inch radius. Tuners are ok, an easy fix to go to a Klusson or Grover upgrade. P-90's are great sounding. Rock, jazz and blues are all @ home with this set-up. I run it straight through an Egnater amp. I also have a little Vox DA-5. The Chinese and Korean versions sound great through both amps. Acoustically, the Korean sounds more like a professional instrument than the cheap-sounding Chinese. I had both versions professionally set up. For the life of me, the Chinese version could not heal itself from a constant string vibration. This was even after having the nut sized and installing a new locking bridge. The problem may be in the tailpiece? Bottom-line: If you can find the Korean version, go for it....if not you will roll the dice on the Chinese version.

I bought this guitar 2 years ago. i was planning on getting a gretsch, but then i picked this up and really fell in love with it. the versatility of this guitar is astounding - i know the typical association with George, John, and Paul can be hackneyed, but they knew what they were doing when they bought these. Honestly, the cons of this guitar: feedback. it could also use a bigsby, but for this price you get more than your money's worth. stays in tune, unbelievable sound quality, and it looks absolutely gorgeous. there is no reason not to pick this up and run off with it.

Picked one of these up at a guitar center in Denver last year. Absolutely Fantastic. Natural Finish. Great Jazz and Blues Tone. The pickups are fantastic and I get generate any tone I am looking for. One of my favorite guitars. Very Solid for a hollow-body. Feels very light and easy to carry around. It is extremely reliable and I play it as one of my main instruments. The only problem was the factory set-up. Absolute joke. I had to have it re-set-up within the first two weeks. Overall, a fantastic instrument.

I traded my Dot in for a new Casino in Vintage Sunburst. I ordered it at the store because they didn't have this color in stock. I got the guitar home and noticed right away that the detail work on this guitar was lacking. There was some sticky residue on the top, the edge of the F holes is very roughly finished (badly needs sanding), and the black paint applied to the edge of the F holes is very sloppy and runs onto the top in some places. The top, back and sides otherwise looked nice and vintage-y. The binding is poorly finished where the neck meets the body as well. The neck is a nice comfortable medium profile. The action is very high from the factory, but a good setup from a qualified luthier remedied this. The electronics all function well. The P-90s sound good, but I find the covers to be microphonic and the pickups squealy at higher volumes (not the typical hollowbody feedback, but actual squeal) with just low or moderate gain despite the pickups having been wax potted, according to the sticker I removed from them (obviously this guitar is not suited for hi-gain). The bridge rattles something awful when strumming, and I can hear it through my amp. I can also hear the stings vibrating between the bridge and tailpiece through the amp as well. But the bridge rattle has become so bad that I find the guitar almost unusable because I can't stand the rattling. For a guitar that costs as much as a Sheraton (and $200 more than a Dot) despite being much less luxuriously appointed, I'm disappointed in the quality of this instrument for the price. My Dot had 0 issues (perhaps I should have kept it!) but I was drawn in by the sound of the P-90's and the full hollowbody. While I like the tone of this guitar, the noisy bridge/tailpiece and the poor attention to detail are unacceptable at this price. Perhaps I just got a bad one as most of the reviews on here are very positive. Nonetheless I will be returning it to the store.